Rhymes, Songs, Chants, Fingerplays

55 Free Printable Rhymes, Songs, Chants and Fingerplays for Teachers


 Free printable Rhymes, Songs, Chants and Fingerplays for preschool, homeschool and kindergarten

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Free Printable Poems, Rhymes and Chants for Preschool and Kindergarten
Free Printable Songs for Preschool and Kindergarten
Free Printable Nursery Rhymes for Preschool and Kindergarten
Free Printable Spring Rhymes, Songs, Fingerplays for Preschool and Kindergarten
Free Printable Fall Rhymes, Songs, Fingerplays for Preschool and Kindergarten
Free Printable Christmas Rhymes, Songs, Fingerplays for Preschool and Kindergarten
Free Printable Winter Rhymes, Songs, Fingerplays for Preschool and Kindergarten
Free Printable Valentine’s Day Rhymes, Songs, Fingerplays for Preschool and Kindergarten
Free Printable Easter Rhymes, Songs, Fingerplays for Preschool and Kindergarten

Rhymes, Songs, Chants and Fingerplays for Homeschool, Preschool and Kindergarten

Free Printable Poems, Rhymes and Chants for Preschool and Kindergarten

More than 50 free printable rhymes, songs, chants and fingerplays for teachers and homeschool #prek #edchat Click To Tweet

Bathtime Chants Free Printable from Storytime StandoutsEensy Weensy Spider Free Printable from Storytime StandoutsFive Little Farmers Free Printable from Storytime StandoutsFive Little Squirrels Free Printable from Storytime Standouts









image of PDF icon  Bathtime Chants

Add actions to these fun chants for bathtime. A free printable for home and preschool.

image of PDF icon  Eensy, Weensy Spider

Free printable Eensy, Weensy Spider Nursery Rhyme

image of PDF icon  Five Little Farmers

Use Five Little Farmers as a fingerplay or a felt board story in preschool, homeschool or kindergarten.

image of PDF icon  Five Little Squirrels

Use Five Little Squirrels as a fingerplay or a felt board story (or both)



Grandma's House Free Printable from Storytime StandoutsJelly in the Bowl.Free Printable from Storytime StandoutsPop Pop Pop Free Printable from Storytime Standouts








image of PDF icon  Grandma's House

Lots of rhyming and repetition make Grandma's House a great choice for preschool or kindergarten Circle Time.

image of PDF icon  Jelly in the Bowl

Alliteration, wordplay and repetition in this chant. Great for helping children to develop phonemic awareness

image of PDF icon  Pop Pop Pop

Pop Pop Pop is a fun action chant for preschool.


Pussy Willow Poem Free Printable from Storytime StandoutsTwinkle Twinkle Little Star Free Printable from Storytime StandoutsWe're Going on a Bear Hunt Free Printable From Storytime StandoutsWilloughby Wallaby Woo Free Printable from Storytime Standouts









image of PDF icon  Pussy Willow Poem

image of PDF icon  Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is a classic Nursery Rhyme written by Jane Taylor

image of PDF icon  We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Predictable text, rhyming and opportunities for dramatic play make the We're Going on a Bear Hunt chant a favorite with children.

image of PDF icon  Willoughby Wallaby Woo

Willoughby Wallaby Woo is a fun chant - a great way to help a child develop phonemic awareness.


Storytime Standouts Free Printable Songs for Preschool and Kindergarten

Free Printable Songs for Preschool and Kindergarten

Printable Lyrics for The Wheels on the Bus

image of PDF icon  The Wheels on the Bus

Free printable lyrics for The Wheels on the Bus

image of PDF icon  The Bear Went Over the Mountain

Add actions when you sing this song

image of PDF icon  Brown Squirrel

An action rhyme celebrating squirrels

image of PDF icon  A Camping We Will Go

Free, printable traditional children's song about camping.

image of PDF icon  Down by the Station (Train Theme)

image of PDF icon  Gingerbread Theme - Poem and Song

image of PDF icon  I've Been Working on the Railroad

Lyrics for the traditional song include 'Fee–fi-fid–lee-i-o, Fee–fi-fid–lee-i-o, Fee–fi-fid–lee-i-o' Switch up the initial consonant sound to help children develop phonemic awareness: 'Ree–ri-rid–lee-i-o, Ree–ri-rid–lee-i-o, Ree–ri-rid–lee-i-o'

image of PDF icon  Make New Friends

Make New Friends is a traditional song that can be sung as a round

image of PDF icon  Old MacDonald Had A Farm

Lyrics for the traditional song - change it up a bit and help children develop phonemic awareness. 'And on that farm he had a sheep, SHEE-SHI-SHEE-SHI-SHO'

image of PDF icon  Over in the Meadow

Can be adapted for a felt board story

image of PDF icon  A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea

Free printable, fun action chant for preschool and kindergarten: A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea

image of PDF icon  The Alphabet Song

Free printable lyrics for The Alphabet Song

image of PDF icon  I'm A Little Acorn Brown

A fun addition to a squirrel circle time

image of PDF icon  She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain

Lyrics for the traditional song


Free Printable Nursery Rhymes

Free Nursery Rhyme Printables

image of PDF icon  Baa Baa Black Sheep

A free printable nursery rhyme for home and school use: Baa Baa Black Sheep

image of PDF icon  Hey Diddle Diddle

Traditional English nursery rhyme that includes repetition, rhyming and imagery.

image of PDF icon  Humpty Dumpty

Traditional English-language nursery rhyme. Usually includes an anthropomorphic (possessing human traits, emotions) egg.

image of PDF icon  Jack and Jill

Traditional English-language nursery rhyme. Includes alliteration and rhyming.

image of PDF icon  Little Boy Blue

Traditional English-language nursery rhyme featuring alliteration and rhyming.

image of PDF icon  Old Mother Hubbard

Traditional English-language nursery rhyme.


Free Printable Spring Rhymes, Songs, Fingerplays for Preschool and Kindergarten

Storytime Standouts Spring Theme Early Learning Printables

image of PDF icon  I Love the Flowers


image of PDF icon  Five Little Ducks


image of PDF icon  Little Peter Rabbit


image of PDF icon  Little Rabbit


image of PDF icon  Little Robin Red Breast


image of PDF icon  A Little Seed

Free printable chant about planting a seed. Great for preschool, kindergarten and homeschool.


image of PDF icon  Pussy Willow Poem


image of PDF icon  The Rain


image of PDF icon  Springtime Fingerplay and Song


image of PDF icon  Tulips

Free Printable Fall and Halloween Rhymes, Songs, Fingerplays for Preschool and Kindergarten

Storytime Standouts Fall Theme Printables

image of PDF icon  Autumn Leaves

Use this free printable Autumn Leaves poem with kindergarten students or for homeschool


image of PDF icon  Five Little Ghosts

Use as an action chant or a felt board story


image of PDF icon  Five Little Pumpkins

Use as a action chant or a felt board story


image of PDF icon  The Wheels on the Halloween Bus




Free Printable Christmas Rhymes, Songs, Fingerplays for Preschool and Kindergarten

Storytime Standouts Christmas Theme Printables

image of PDF icon  Five Little Bells

Adapt Five Little Bells as a preschool or kindergarten felt board activity or fingerplay for circle time


image of PDF icon  The Lights on the Tree

The Lights on the Tree is a fun Christmas song for preschool or kindergarten


image of PDF icon  Santa's Spectacles

Fun finger play for a Christmas theme preschool or kindergarten circle time: Santa's Spectacles


image of PDF icon  'Twas The Night Before Christmas Crossword Puzzle

Challenge older children with this crossword based on the traditional Christmas poem by Clement Moore




Free Printable Winter Rhymes, Songs, Fingerplays for Preschool and Kindergarten

Storytime Standouts Winter Theme Printables

image of PDF icon  Counting Snowmen Rebus

image of PDF icon  Five Little Snowmen

Use as a fingerplay or felt board story

image of PDF icon  Frosty the Snowman

image of PDF icon  Hanukkah Fingerplays

image of PDF icon  Winter Snow Fingerplays

Winter snow theme fingerplays for preschool and kindergarten



Free Printable Valentine’s Day Rhymes, Songs, Fingerplays for Preschool and Kindergarten

Storytime Standouts Free Valentines Day Theme Printables

image of PDF icon  Counting Valentines

Free printable fingerplay for a Valentine's Day circle time or storytime.

image of PDF icon  Five Little Valentines

Use as a chant or felt board story

image of PDF icon  Make New Friends

Make New Friends is a traditional song that can be sung as a round

Free Printable Easter Rhymes, Songs, Fingerplays for Preschool and Kindergarten

 Storytime Standouts Free Easter Theme Printables

image of PDF icon  Easter Bunny

image of PDF icon  Easter Everywhere

image of PDF icon  Five Brown Eggs

image of PDF icon  Five Little Easter Eggs



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